![]() Interspersed with flashbacks on her childhood and her life with her partner in America, Mina encounters refugees and hears their harrowing tales of oppression and escape. Being so close to Lebanon conjures up memories of her childhood and family, the conflicts she had with her abusive mother for being trans, and her ensuing estrangement from her siblings except for her brother, Mazin. ![]() An experienced physician, she answers the call for help from a friend with a Swedish NGO assisting refugees arriving in Lesbos. Mina, born Ayman, has been living in the United States for over thirty years. The short chapters and their quirky titles reflect Mina’s musings, sensitivity, and dry humor. Mina Simpson, a transgender Lebanese-born doctor estranged from her family for decades. The narrative unfolds in the first-person voice of Dr. ![]() ![]() The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine explores the plight of refugees arriving on Lesbos. ![]()
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